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Hours after Indiana’s Hanner Mosquera-Perea slammed home what some called the Big Ten’s top dunk of the season, Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice threw another contender into the mix. Rice threw down a powerful, and I mean powerful, alley-oop in the first half of Illinois’ season finale at Purdue. “Oh my, goodness!” BTN color commentator Jon Crispin said. “I didn’t think there was any chance he was catching that one, but he went Grant Hill on us.” It was a thing of beauty. Check it out in the video above. Hello! Rayvonte Rice just put the "Flyin'" back in the Flyin' Illini

Illinois gets to retain Braggin’ Rights for the second consecutive season, and they have Rayvonte Rice to thank. The star senior hit a ridiculous buzzer-beating fadeaway triple to send the Illini to an exciting 62-59 victory over border rival Missouri on Saturday afternoon in St. Louis. A season ago, Illinois carded an equally exciting 65-64 win over the Tigers. Here’s a nice look at the victory celebrations the last two years. This time, it was all about Rice, who finished with 19 points and also had a key offensive rebound down the stretch. Here’s a great look at the game-winning

This week “The Journey: Big Ten Basketball 2014” airs Sunday at 5 p.m. ET after Illinois plays Indiana on BTN/BTN2Go and we’ve got the stories right here. Come meet Minnesota point guard DeAndre Mathieu, a former walk-on and JUCO transfer who is now flourishing in Richard Pitino’s system – all while honoring a friend. Also, track the long and winding road taken by Champaign native Rayvonte Rice, who wound up at Illinois as one of the leagues’ top scorers. We also follow Nebraska assistant coach and Australia native Chris Harriman, who is helping Nebraska rebuild its basketball program while his

Weekends like this one have me considering whether it’s just better to disregard the non-conference season entirely. Because despite the last three months, there was a lot of reverting to preseason expectations. In turn… Wisconsin’s Defense is a Concern Last year the Badgers were an elite defensive unit that couldn’t score. A big reason for that was the team adopted the personalities of its two senior leaders, Ryan Evans and Jared Berggren. Both players were fantastic defenders, but they also struggled to put the ball in the basket. With those offensive anchors removed—and replaced by personnel with loads of offensive

No Big Ten newcomer has had a bigger impact than Illinois guard Rayvonte Rice, the Big Ten’s leading scorer. And that’s a big reason why the Fighting Illini have been one of the Big Ten’s biggest surprises. At 6-4, 235 pounds, Rice is built like a linebacker. And he often plays like one, showing abandon as he crashes the lane on a drive or to get a rebound. It comes naturally for a guy whose cousin is former Illinois running back Mikel Leshoure, the school’s single game and single-season rushing leader. [ MORE: View 2013-14 Big Ten scoring leaders ]

The Big Ten Conference released its Big Ten Men’s Basketball Players of the Week on Monday. Illinois’ Rayvonte Rice claimed Player of the Week, while Michigan’s Zak Irvin received Freshman of the Week. Read more about each player in this post. Player of the Week: Rayvonte Rice, Illinois, G – Jr. – 6-4 Averaged 21.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game in Illinois’ wins over UNLV and IPFW last week Shot 45.5 percent (15-of-33) from the field and 45.5 percent (5-of-11) from three-point range Posted a double-double with 25 points and 10 rebounds at UNLV, helping Illinois extend